Officials say the wildfire burning in the Upper Tantallon, N.S., area has grown to 837 hectares.
Dave Steeves, with Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, provided an update on the fire Wednesday morning along with Halifax Fire deputy chief David Meldrum.
He says Wednesday could be another difficult, dangerous day, with winds gusting up to 25 kilometers out of the southwest and low humidity at around 20 per cent. He also said he can’t speculate as to when the fire will be under control or when evacuation zones will change to allow people to return to their homes.
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